The former Irelnd manager has said that he will not ban Twitter completely but will bring in a media law firm to help his players understand the club’s policies.
He told The Independent: “Players are going to get themselves into trouble over Twitter, I can tell. I can’t ban it and I’m not going to try. I’ve had that discussion today.
“You can’t ban it. How can you? You try and make a rule like that and it just doesn’t work. But they have to be careful what they say on it though, about the club and its policies.
“We are in the process of educating them, having a media law firm coming in to speak to the players about it.”
McCarthy missed out on signing midfielder Steve Sidwell last season after the Aston Villa man was snared away from the club when it was revealed that he had been undergoing a medical ahead of a transfer, with the player swiftly snapped up by Fulham. The manager is keen for such information to remain privy.
“Transfer targets of any sort, I wouldn’t discuss them,” he said. “I think what really should highlight that is we had Steve Sidwell at the Chelsea game here last season.
“Some twit tweeted it and it became common knowledge. Steve is on the running machine here and having a fitness test the following day and his agent gets a call from Mark Hughes and he goes and signs for Fulham.
“Now do you think that had anything to do with the grapevine or that Twitter line? I think it probably did.
“If they put a team selection up, which I’m sure some disgruntled numpty will at some stage, they will be in trouble for it. I think they can get fined for discussing that sort of thing.
“It is forbidden and I think it’s unforgivable anyway.”
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